Category: Blog

Compound Questions

David and I took our three kids to Harbor Place in Baltimore to ride their carousel, a restored 1912 model largely built with wood. Unlike more modern models, it had no seat belts. Although none of the children appeared in ...
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A Thought About the Michigan Affirmative Action Case

While we were driving back to the Ridenour compound after church today David and I were discussing the Michigan affirmative action case the Supreme Court decided a few weeks back. David observed that if schools such as Michigan truly want ...
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Mailbag

A nice letter. One of the things I have really appreciated over the years is the extremely nice letters that people send. Not complaining about anything, not asking for any gratis research lookups (yes, I mean you, students with a ...
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Delusions

The House of Representatives voted for the drug reimportation bill early this morning. Christine Hall of CNSNews.com has a good story on the split within conservative ranks on the proposal, although feelings by free-marketeers are a good deal more heated ...
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Mailbag

A long message from Bryan H in Mankato, excerpted somewhat for brevity: It is true the United States of America is the greatest country in the world when measured by political, economic and military might, which could be argued to ...
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Vote on Drug Reimportation Today

The vote on the drug reimportation bill is expected in the House today. Both the Washington Post and Washington Times have editorials about it. Predictably, the Post favors the bill and the Times opposes it. The Post's support, however, is ...
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Down to the Wire

There are quite a few really excellent pieces out today from various conservative think-tanks and commentators about the drug reimportation legislation the House should be voting on late tonight. You'd think, with so many people writing about this, that the ...
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If Republicans Controlled Congress…

"If Republicans controlled Congress and the White House, this headache never would have happened," says Scripps Howard columnist (and Project 21 member) Deroy Murdock, tongue firmly in cheek, about the Medicare prescription drug bills. Deroy, writing for National Review Online, ...
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Congress: If You Legislate Changes in Medicare in Haste, You May Repent at Leisure

Ed Haislmaier, who serves on our board of directors (and who has just written two pieces for us on drug reimportation, which can be accessed here and here), testified before U. S. House Subcommittee on Human Rights & Wellness of ...
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Frenchmen Set Fire to Eiffel Tower to Signal Surrender to Boy Scout Troop

From the guad:)spot blog, but appreciated by me: Smoke billowing from Eiffel Tower! Frenchmen set fire to the tower to signal their surrender to an American Boy Scout troop touring through France this morning. The boys were apparently overheard by ...
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